Look at What Abba Has Done: From Worldly Wisdom to a Desire for Obedience

Sometimes the most important thing we can do is look honestly at the foundation from which we have been building.

The Wise and Foolish Builders

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” - Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)

This week, we have examined the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:24–27 and considered what it means to build the next generation on the Rock.

Today, I want to share why this message is personal to me. I have spent years working with young children.

I have owned childcare, taught preschool, served as a special education classroom paraprofessional, homeschooled, and supported children with different learning needs.

I knew how to prepare lessons, teach literacy, support development, create activities, and help children navigate their days.

But I recognize something now that I did not recognize in the same way then. I could teach, but I was not walking in the biblical truth that I now desire to teach.

I was using worldly wisdom.

That realization brings a responsibility that I cannot dismiss. I cannot return to those years and change what I taught.

I cannot undo every influence I may have contributed to in the lives of the children entrusted to my care.

But I can surrender my present and future work to the Father.

I am an unworthy servant. Any opportunity I have to share biblical truth is a gift, not something I have earned through credentials, experience, or professional accomplishments.

I do not want to build my work around my own desires, recognition, or acceptance.

I want to be obedient.

That means I will challenge educational philosophies, practices, and teachings that contradict biblical truth. I will not limit that commitment to one type of educational institution or one particular setting.

Whether worldly wisdom is being presented in public schools, private schools, childcare centers, preschools, homeschool environments, churches, or other educational settings, it must be examined and challenged.

I desire to tear down the false foundations being established in young hearts and minds and point people toward the foundation Jesus Christ has already established.

This is not about destroying buildings or condemning people. It is about refusing to remain silent when teachings contradict God's Word.

It is also about allowing the Father to continue correcting me.

The work begins with surrender.

The work continues with obedience.

And the glory belongs to the Father.

When I consider where I have been and the opportunities I now have to share biblical truth through Learning Boutique, Heart Skills, and Moxie & Me, I am reminded that my responsibility is not to make my own name great.

It is to point others toward Jesus Christ, the Master Teacher.

Look at what Abba has done!

I am not building on my own wisdom anymore.

I desire to build on the Rock.

Matthew 7:24–27(NIV) reminds us that the foundation matters. May the work we do, the lessons we teach, and the lives we influence demonstrate that we have heard the words of Jesus and are putting them into practice.

All glory belongs to the Father!